Go he’d say
Over and over
~
So many times it was
screamed in my ear,
followed by
his heavy hand
~
Going wasn’t an option
Only if I had listened
In my gut I knew
Nothing would change
Gonna stay just the same
~
So many times
thinking it was love,
deep down
knowing it was fear
~
Gone I’ll be soon enough
Only now finding the courage
Now finding a way to escape
Endng this ‘love’ charade
~
Finally I obeyed you;
taking my child,
leaving you behind
while you were
out getting drunk.
~
No longer do I
hold my breath;
now I inhale
freedom
deeply.
oh so
sweetly!
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*Note: I started this for https://dversepoets.com/2021/02/22/goinggoinggone-poeming/ which was supposed to to be a quadrille using 44 words in all, excluding the title. I found that I couldn’t limit my words, nor my thoughts. So here you have the end result. (On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. ncadv.org) Yes, there is a song. 🌎✌🏻💙 Take care, be safe.
Powerful words my friend.
Inspirational to many 🖤🖤
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Thank you, my friend. 💙💙
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You’re so welcome my friend.
These voices need to be heard 🖤🖤
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Indeed they do. 😕💙
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For those who have suffered and for those who still do 🖤🖤
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Like a wound it takes time heal, unfortunately there is no quick fix. 🙏🏼💙
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Unfortunately not 🖤🖤
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I’m learning what a quadrille is so I admire the artistry in this while responding to the message 🙂
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I didn’t succeed at following the quadrille challenge rules. But I always was a bit of a rule breaker. 😁
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I believe if you’re an artist you will break the rules at some time; and again and again so you end up making the rules ; I’m told it’s an awesome place to be 🙂
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Good to know! Thanks John. 😊
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This is very well done! Your use of the prompt from d’verse expanded into a wonderfully powerful statement!
dwight
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Thank you, appreciate the comment, Dwight. 😊
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A powerful, and clever write on a very emotive subject. Women (it’s usually women) always make excuses for the abuser. It’s always the woman and the kids who eventually leave the household. It should be the drunken abuser, but it never is.
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Yes, yet even when justice is served they still live in fear of reprisal.
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🙂They do, and it always strikes me as wrong that they are the ones who have to vacate the family home.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you are always. 🙏🏼🌻
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This is so profound and powerfully penned. I’m thankful when women leave. Many don’t/can’t and end up losing their lives.
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That is the worst result, many have to keep moving out of fear their abuser will find them. Then there are the emotional pain and scares to deal with.
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Yes, it is the worst part. No one should have to live like that. And you’re right, there are scars which aren’t visible and which take much longer to heal.
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